# Mark vod as Live Stream

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** vod\
**Created:** [September 7, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836 "2020-09-07T19:07:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Alan\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Alan\_Sanchez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alan_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836/1 "2020-09-07T19:07:16Z")

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Hello

I need mark a vod stream as live stream.

It’s no necessary be real live.

Only add the live instruction to the player.

Appreciated help

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.wowza.com/rose_power-wowza_com/32/431_2.png) [@Rose\_Power-Wowza\_Com](https://community.wowza.com/u/Rose_Power-Wowza_Com)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836/2 "2020-09-07T19:10:27Z")

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Hi @Alan Sanchez, if you use the search bar here in the forums or at the top of the wowza website and enter “vod as live”, you will find the documentation on how to to play vod as live.

If you had trouble finding it using the two search bars, it is [here](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-publish-a-video-file-as-a-live-stream).

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Alan\_Sanchez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alan_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836/3 "2020-09-07T19:46:43Z")

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This can be do it in the wowza rest API?

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**Author:** ![video\_streaming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/22d042/32.png) [@video\_streaming](https://community.wowza.com/u/video_streaming)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836/4 "2020-09-07T20:17:04Z")

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Hi @Alan Sanchez, this is a Java module that I shared with you above and not through the REST API. There is another way to configure loop until live as well on the server side using **streamPublisher** , which is a listener you configure in Engine or you can add as an http provider.

The **StreamPublisher** module download includes the **ModuleLoopUntilLive** application module, which you can use to detect when a live stream is available and switch from the filler video to the live stream.

Here is the GitHib code sample for you:

[https://github.com/WowzaMediaSystems/wse-plugin-streampublisher](https://github.com/WowzaMediaSystems/wse-plugin-streampublisher)

As well as the documentation on our site:

[https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-schedule-streaming-with-wowza-streaming-engine-streampublisher)

(These are options in addition to the first Java module I sent you.)

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**Author:** ![Alan\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Alan\_Sanchez](https://community.wowza.com/u/Alan_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/mark-vod-as-live-stream/55836/5 "2020-09-07T20:20:08Z")

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Thanks for the information